Definitions for dilapidation
di·lap·i·da·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decrepitude, dilapidationnoun

   a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

2. dilapidation, ruinnoun

   the process of becoming dilapidated

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dilapidationnoun

   The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.

2. dilapidationnoun

   The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or by intention.

3. dilapidationnoun

   Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.

4. Etymology: From dilapidate (itself from dilapidare, literally "to destroy with stones", itself from dis (intensive) + lapidare, "to stone" (from lapis "stone")) + -ation

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dilapidationnoun

   The incumbent’s suffering the chancel, or any other edifices of his ecclesiastical living, to go to ruin or decay, by neglecting to repair the same: and it likewise extends to his committing or suffering to be committed, any wilful waste in or upon the glebe-woods, or any other inheritance of the church. John Ayliffe Parergon.

   Etymology: dilapidatio, Latin.

   ’Tis the duty of all church-wardens to prevent the dilapidations of the chancel and mansion-house belonging to the rector or vicar. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dilapidation

   Dilapidation is a term meaning a destructive event to a building, but more particularly used in the plural in English law for the waste committed by the incumbent of an ecclesiastical living the disrepair for which a tenant is usually liable when he has agreed to give up his premises in good repair.Dilapidation is derived from the Latin for scattering the stones (lapides) of a building.

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1. dilapidation

   Dilapidation is the state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect. It refers to the condition of a building or object that has deteriorated or decayed due to neglect, wear and tear, or damage, making it unsafe or unsuitable for use.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dilapidationnoun

   the act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered

2. Dilapidationnoun

   ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention

3. Dilapidationnoun

   the pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay

4. Etymology: [L. dilapidatio: cf. F. dilapidation.]

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1. Dilapidation

   Delapitaion' is a term meaning in a destructive event to a building, but more particularly used in the plural in English law for ⁕the waste committed by the incumbent of an ecclesiastical living ⁕the disrepair for which a tenant is usually liable when he has agreed to give up his premises in good repair. Dilapidation is derived from the Latin for scattering the stones of a building.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dilapidation in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dilapidation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of dilapidation in a Sentence

1. Logan Pearsall Smith:

   There are people who, like houses, are beautiful in dilapidation.

2. Edward C. Banfield:

   Although he has more leasure than almost anyone, the indifference ,appathy if one preferes, of the lower class person is such that he seldom makes even the simplest repaires to the place that he lives in. He is not troubled by dirt or dilapidation and he does not mind the inadequacy of public facilities such as schools, parks hospitals and libraries. Indeed, where such things exist, he may destroy them by carelessness or even by vandalism.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dilapidation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dilapidation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dilapidation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilapidation
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dilapidation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dilapidation